Flowers look so innocent. But just like humans, they can be manipulative and very picky about their mates, as illustrated by ladyslippers and irises, two common bumble-bee pollinated plants.
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Wicked cool.
A couple of questions:
Why doesn’t the blue flag iris pollinate herself in the first place?
What’s the advantage of the bee to the flower?
It’s the same pollen, right? Or is bee maybe carrying other pollen, too
Just wondering